Music A-Level
Music technology
What Music technology means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Modern technology such as loop pedals or digital audio workstations used to build complex textures from a single performer.
Used to manipulate acoustic sounds, particularly vocals, with recorded vocals functioning as instrumental layers.
Topics that use Music technology
- Area of study 2: Pop music - Named artists (AQA A-Level)
- Area of study 6: Contemporary traditional music - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Harmonic complexity
- 2/4 time
- Alap
- arrastre
- Chorus
- Classical Crossovers
- Contemporary R&B and Pop Fusion
- Cross-cultural fusion
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